Jorge Ruffinelli Explained

Jorge Enrique Ruffinelli Altesor
Birth Date:16 December 1943
Birth Place:Montevideo, Uruguay
Occupation:writer, literary critic, researcher, college professor
  • Associate Professor at the University of Buenos Aires (1973)
  • Professor at the University Veracruzana (1974)
  • Full Professor at Stanford University (1986)
Alma Mater:Facultad de Letras de la UDELAR (Uruguay)
Notableworks:La sonrisa de Gardel, Montevideo: Trilce (2004) ;
Víctor Gaviria, los márgenes al centro, Madrid: Turner / Casa de América, 2ª edición (2005), Universidad de Guadalajara (2009) ;
Sueños de realidad. Fernando Pérez: tres décadas de cine, Alcalá: Universidad de Alcalá/FNCL (2005) ;
El cine de Patricio Guzmán, en busca de las imágenes verdaderas, Santiago de Chile: Uqbar Editores (2008) ;
América Latina en 130 películas. Santiago de Chile, Uqbar Editores (2010) ;
América Latina en 130 documentales. Santiago de Chile, Uqbar Editores (2012).
Spouse:Cristina Meneghetti
Children:Alvaro, Andrea, Gerardo, Paula
Relatives:Parents: Augustine Ruffinellis, Selika Altesor
Awards:1980: Premio Nacional de Ensayo, Instituto de Bellas Artes/Casa de la Cultura Gómez Palacio, por su libro Literatura e ideología: el primer Mariano Azuela ; 2008: Premio Salon Rouge, Asociación de Críticos Cinematográficos de Uruguay - FIPRESCI.

Jorge Enrique Ruffinelli Altesor (born 1943 in Uruguay) is a Uruguayan academic and critic.[1]

Biography

In his youth he was a disciple of Ángel Rama and a contributor to the weekly Marcha. Later he was professor of Latin American Literature at the Universidad Veracruzana and Stanford University.[2]

He is considered an expert in Latin American cinema and has participated as a jury in several international festivals.

Works

Notes and References

  1. http://pousta.com/2010/06/15/encuentro-con-jorge-ruffinelli-en-la-escuela-de-cine-de-chile/#.UcS8s8u-NHg Meeting with Jorge Ruffinelli
  2. https://www.stanford.edu/dept/DLCL/cgi-bin/web/people/jorge-ruffinelli Prof. Jorge Ruffinelli
  3. http://historico.elpais.com.uy/especiales/gardel/la_sonrisa.asp Gardel's smile